Describes an approach to teaching language based on teachers' and students' own experiences with language; outlines a one-week unit illustrating the approach. (DD)

This article describes the use of a lesson study approach to collaborative professional growth in an elementary science methods course. Preservice candidates designed and taught integrated science-mathematics lessons during the semester before their student teaching. Working in 8 teams of 3 student teachers, participants per team designed a common…

A collection of promising instructional practices for teachers of limited-English-speaking primary grade students is organized as a series of lessons on planning, classroom management, teaching procedures, and evaluation in a variety of content areas. Examples of basic learning activities intended to serve as a framework for teacher…

Appropriate for elementary methods courses in Arts and Language Arts, this book extends traditional language arts content by offering multiple communicative channels for expressing, representing, and responding to ideas. It equips teachers with ways to maximize children's creative potential and critical literacy through activities involving "the…

Elementary preservice teachers (n=185) in a blocked program of methods courses developed integrated thematic units focusing on social studies and science that viewed reading, language arts, and mathematics as tools students use to study the major content areas in the elementary school program: social studies and science. This was a complex task…

Presents four ready-to-use fables by Arnold Lobel, plus classroom activities and insights from the author. (Editor/SJL)

This guide, based on the Texas Education Agency's "essential elements," presents a model for providing differentiated instruction for gifted high school students in any area of content and within any educational setting. The guide provides strategies for changing the following dimensions of the curriculum: (1) content or subject matter,…

Suggests science activities for a unit on goldfish, including experiments investigating reactions of fish to light, sound, current and temperature. (CM)

Economics lessons and suggestions on how to organize and teach high school economics courses are provided. An overview discusses how to organize an economics course, key economic concepts, how to choose instructional materials, and how to evaluate students. A bibliography of resource materials and addresses of resource organizations are also…

A lesson plan focusing on Amendments VI and XIV to the Constitution and due process of law through the right to trial by jury is offered. Primary and intermediate students participate in the fictional trial of a weaver charged with selling goods under false pretenses. Teaching procedures and related activities are suggested. (MT)

A unit on cartoons was used in a high school economics course. Students studied the symbolism used in cartooning, the background factors that form a basis for the cartoon, techniques and approaches used by various artists, and the validity and significance of messages offered by cartoonists. (AM)

Describes four lessons for teaching chronological skill concepts in secondary world history courses. Objectives and teaching methods are provided for each lesson. (RM)

The author describes the process of writing, from idea through final draft, as experienced by one third-grade class. She outlines the instructional sequence used by their teacher and includes suggestions for helping children to make revisions. (SJL)

A third-grade teacher describes his 12-week project to teach students to organize their ideas and to write factual stories. A composition on a different topic was assigned each week. (SJL)

Notes how laboratory experiences can help elementary school social studies pupils understand concepts such as cultural awareness, career education, advertising techniques, map and globe skills, music, transportation, and landforms. For each concept, information is presented on objectives, activities within a laboratory setting, and evaluation…